Case Information
*1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION
INFINITY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY,
Plaintiff, vs. Case No. 2:08-cv-529-FtM-29DNF PATRICIA POTTER, WILLIAM SEGRUE, and
FRANCIS MCMANUS,
Defendants.
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OPINION AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on consideration of the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. #22), filed January 13, 2009, recommending that plaintiff’s Motion for Sanctions (Doc. #21) be granted and a default entered against defendant Patricia Potter. No objections have been filed and the time to do so has expired.
After conducting a careful and complete review of the findings and recommendations, a district judge may accept, reject or modify the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Williams v. Wainwright, 681 F.2d 732 (11th Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 1112 (1983). In the absence of specific objections, there is no requirement that a district judge review factual findings de novo , Garvey v. Vaughn, 993 F.2d 776, 779 n.9 (11th Cir. 1993), and the court may accept, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the findings and recommendations. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). The district judge reviews legal conclusions de *2 novo , even in the absence of an objection. See Cooper-Houston v. Southern Ry. Co., 37 F.3d 603, 604 (11th Cir. 1994); Castro Bobadilla v. Reno, 826 F. Supp. 1428, 1431-32 (S.D. Fla. 1993), aff’d, 28 F.3d 116 (11th Cir. 1994) (Table).
After conducting an independent examination of the file and upon due consideration of the Report and Recommendation, the Court accepts the Report and Recommendation of the magistrate judge.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
1. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. #22) is hereby adopted and the findings incorporated herein.
2. Plaintiff’s Motion for Sanctions (Doc. #21) is GRANTED and the Clerk is directed to enter a default against defendant Patricia Potter.
DONE AND ORDERED at Fort Myers, Florida, this 2nd day of February, 2009.
Copies:
Hon. Douglas N. Frazier
United States Magistrate Judge
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented parties
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